PM |
Control |
101 ( cfu) |
103( cfu) |
105 ( cfu) |
107 ( cfu) |
109 ( cfu) |
Ruffled fur |
0.0 ± 0.05d |
2.02 ± 0.05c |
2.08 ± 0.05c |
2.5 ± 0.05b |
2.9 ± 0.05a |
2.9 ± 0.05a |
Ocular discharges |
0.0 ± 0.0611d |
0.06 ± 0.0611d |
0.64 ± 0.0611c |
1.42 ± 0.0611b |
2.4 ± 0.0611a |
2.5 ± 0.0611a |
Level of alertness |
0.0 ± 0.054f |
0.6 ± 0.054e |
1.2 ± 0.054d |
1.8 ± 0.054c |
2.08 ± 0.054b |
2.4 ± 0.054a |
Laboured breathing |
0.0 ± 0.058d |
1.4 ± 0.058c |
1.7 ± 0.058c |
2.4 ± 0.058b |
2.8 ± 0.058a |
2.9 ± 0.058a |
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Values with different superscript in a row are significantly different (P<0.05); PM: Pasteurella multocida type B: 2; cfu: Colony Forming Unit |
Table 1: Modifications in Clinical Signs in mice following oral inoculation of graded doses of Pasteurella multocida type B: 2 after 120 hours of inoculation. |